MiamiUniversityBuildings,PastandPresentBeingASummaryofSomeNamesandDatesAssociatedWithThem

PeterFlintermannReferenceLibrarian

1965‐66?

ThislistofMiamibuildingsisbynomeanscomplete,yetitdoesincludetheprincipalstructures,especiallythosenamesinhonorofaparticularindividual,orhavingspecialhistoricalsignificance.TheomissionsareprimarilyfraternitiesandanumberoftemporarystructuresbuiltduringWorldWarII.Althoughinthetimespanofhistory,Miami’sstoryhasarelativelyrecentbeginning,thereisalreadyconsiderableuncertaintysurroundingsomeeventsinMiami’searlierhistory.Inspiteofattempts,thereforetoverifyalldates,undoubtedlysomeerrorshavecreptin,whichhopefullycanbecorrectedinfuturerevisionsasadditionalsourcesofinformationareuncovered.Somediscrepanciesinbuildingdates,however,aremoreapparentthanreal,asincaseswhereabuildinghasbeenconstructedoveraperiodofseveralyears,onesourcegivingthebeginningdate,anotherchoosingthedateofcompletion,orsomedateinbetween.Nocitationstosourcesaregiven,butarecordofsuchsourceshasbeenkeptandisavailablefromthecompiler.AdditionalinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheofficeofRobertHoward,DirectorofPublicInformation,whohasbeenveryhelpfulinsupplyingsomeofthemissingdataafterallothersourceshadbeenexhausted.Buildingsmarkedwithanasteriskarenotlongerinexistence.AdministrationBuilding See:RoudebushHall Also:BentonHall(formerAdministrationBuilding)AlumniLibrary

BuiltwiththeassistanceofAndrewCarnegiefunds,thelibrarywasopenedinApril,1910,thecollectionof28,000volumes,originallyhousedinoldHarrisonHall,beingmovedintoitsnewquartersinthesummerandfallimmediatelyfollowing.Thecollectionhassincegrowntomorethan400,000volumes,andtoaccommodateanexpandingstudentbodyaswell,newwingswereaddedin1924(east)andin1952(west).

*AndersonHall

Built1919asatemporarystructure.OriginallyknownasEastHall(q.v.),thenWestHall;finallyrenamedAndersonHall(1948‐49)inrecognitionofWilliamC.Anderson,Miami’sfourthpresident,1849‐1854.DemolitionJune.1961.

Anderson(New)

Location:SouthcampusonOakStreet.DedicatedSeptember.1961.NamedafterWilliamC.Anderson,Miami’sfourthpresident1849‐1854.Presbyterianminister.

BentonHall

Completed1908,anddedicatedFebruary22nd.Housedadministrationofficesuntil1956.OfficesvacatedbyadministrationnowusedbyMusicDepartment.KnownasAdministrationBuildingorAuditoriumuntilSeptember1926,whenitwasnamedafterGuyPotterBenton,12thpresidentofMiami,1902‐1911.AlthoughordainedaMethodistEpiscopalclergyman,hisexperiencebeforecomingtoMiamiwasprimarilyinschoolandcollegeadministrationinKansasandIowa.PresidentofUniversityofVermont1911‐1919,andpresidentofUniversityofthePhillipines1921‐1924.DiedJune28,1927.

BetaTower(BetaCompanile)

Centennialgiftofnationalfraternity.CornerstonelaidNov.10,1940.DedicationMay17,1941.Thebells,arrivinginOxfordJuly1939,weretemporarilyhungintheeasttowerofoldHarrisonHall,pendingconstructionoftheBetaTower.IndividuallyinscribedwiththeGreeklettersBeta,Theta,Pi,and1839‐1939,thefourbellsweigh3000,1200,800,and600poundsrespectively.TheywerefirstsoundedAugust8,1939ontheoccasionoftheirpresentationtotheUniversityatthecentenaryconventionofBetaThetaPi,andweremovedtotheCampanileduringSpringvacation1941.Electricallyactuated,theysoundtheWestminsterseriesonthequarterhour,thelargebellstrikingthehour.

BevierCottage See:InstructionalResearchServiceBillingsNatatorium

Location:NorthcampusonTallawandaAvenue.Completed1952.NamesafterJohnShawBillings,classof1857.Physician,librarian,bibliographer,administrator,historian,andpublichealthauthority.,DirectoroftheSurgeonGeneral’slibrary,1876‐1895,inwhichcapacityhebeganpublicationofthemonumentalIndexCatalogueofLibraryofSurgeonGeneral’sOfficeandtheIndexMedicus.FirstdirectoroftheNewYorkPublicLibrary,1896‐1913.Died1913.

BishopHall

Built1912assecondwomen’sdormitory.PriortoconstructionofWadeMacMillianHospital,portionsofitwereusedasahospital,withthewholebuildingbeingusedforthispurposeduringtheinfluenzaepidemicof1918.NamedafterRobertHamiltonBishop,firstpresidentofMiamiUniversity,

1824‐1841.BorninScotlandin1777,wasgraduatedfromEdinburghUniversityin1798.APresbyterianminister,hecameoverfromScotlandin1802.ProfessoratTransylvaniaCollege,1804‐1824,untilhebecamepresidentatMiami.ContinuedasProfessorofHistoryandPoliticalScienceafterhisresignationaspresident.Dismissedfromfacultyin1844,heaccompaniedScotttoFarmer’sCollegein1845,wherehespentthelasttenyearsofhislifeincomparativepeace,afteralifeofstrugglesandconflict.OriginallyburiedongroundsofFarmer’sCollege.ReburiedinagraveneartheformalgardensofMiamiUniversity,June20,1959.

*BishopHouseLocation:FormerlynortheastcornerofBishopandHighStreets.Originalportionofthehousewasbuilt1834forWilliamW.Bishop,eldestsonofMiami’sfirstpresident.Butbecauseofaccumulateddebts,hedepartedwestwardbeforeitwascompleted,leavinghouseanddebtsinhisfather’shands.RobertHamiltonBishopfinishedthehouseandoccupieditfrom1836untilheleftMiamiin1845tojointhefacultyofFarmer’sCollege.Titletothehousewasthenacquiredbyhisson,RobertBishopII(OldBobby)in1851,andin1854headdedasecondstory.DuringhisoccupancyitbecamethesiteoftheannualMiamiAlumnidinneratcommencementtime,thelastonebeingheldtherein1889.OnJune7,1929theBishopHomesteadwaspresentedtotheUniversitybytheheirsoftheBishopfamily,butpresentedtotheUniversitybutthefamilycontinuedtooccupyituntilabout1940,whenitwasusedforthefirsttimeforfacultyhousing.LaterhousedmusicstudiosandofficesoftheDeanoftheSchoolofFineArts.Wastorndownin1960,beingreplacedbytwonewresidencesforadministrativeofficialsoftheUniversity.

BlanchardHouse

OneofseveralbuildingsacquiredbyMiamiin1928withthemergerofOxfordCollege.LocatedwestofOxfordCollegeonElmStreet.FormerlyknownasthePowerHouse,itwaslaternamedWestCottageandusedasastudentresidence.In1914wasconvertedintoamodelDomesticScienceHouse,withtheChemistryDepartmentoccupyingpartofthesecondfloorafteranewadditionwasbuildin1913.FollowingthemergerwithMiami,itwasconvertedin1930intoanapartmentbuilding,andwaspartiallyusedforstudentsin1934‐35,beingdesignated“theOxfordCollegeAnnex”.BecameBlanchardHousein1935inhonorofCarolineD.Blanchard,OxfordCollegefacultymember,1893‐1928.DiedJuly28,1935.Continuedaswomen’sresidenceupuntil1957‐58,when,beingadjacenttotheFoodServiceBuilding,itwasmadepartoftheadministrativeoperationoftheDirectorofResidenceHalls,andassuch,nowhousestheofficeoftheFoodServicePurchasingAgent.

BonhamHouse(Stanton‐McFarlandHouse)

Built1867byPresidentStanton.Originally“Stanton’sMansion”,onlylaterbecameknownasBonhamHouse.Boughtatsheriff’ssalebyR.W.McFarland

in1873.WasrentedbyMcFarlanduntilhisreturntoOxfordin1885aspresidentoftheNewMiami.Hisdaughterandherhusband,FrancesandLlewellynBonham,occupieditlateruntiltheywereforcedtovacateitafterfiredamagein1942.WasacquiredbytheUniversitysoonafterwards,andin1945wasusedtohousecertainadministrativeofficesasatemporarymeasuretorelieveovercrowdingofofficespaceinBenton.SpeechClinicandSecuritymovedintovacatedofficesaftercompletionofnewAdministrationBuildingin1956.

BrandonHall

Location:NorthcampusonTallawandaAve.OccupiedSeptember1959.NamedafterEdgarEwingBrandon,Dean,VicePresident,ActingPresident,1909‐1910and1927‐1928.ProfessorofRomanceLanguages.Died1957.

BriceHall

FirstbuildingconstructedaftertheCivilWar,originalsectionbeingerected1892.Middleandwestportionswereadded1904‐1905.OriginallyhousedallthescientificdepartmentsandwascalledBriceScientificHall.TheChemistryDepartmentmovedoutaftercompletionoftheChemistryBuildingin1914,andPhysicsandBotanyoccupiedthesouthsectionofIrvinHallin1928,leavingonlyZoologyandGeology.WithcompletionofthenorthwingofUphamin1950,theZoologyDepartmentalsotookleave.NowonlyGeologyremained,butfifteenyearslaterittoowaslookingforwardtonewquarters,withlandbeingclearedintheSpringof1965foranewearthsciencebuildingtohousebothgeologyandgeography.NamedAfterCalvinS.Brice,classof1863.Lawyer,OhioSenator1891‐1897,andoneofAmerica’sgreatrailroaddevelopersandmanagers.HefoundedtheLakeErieandWesternRailroad,wasoneoftheorganizersoftheNickelPlaterailroad,andwasassociatedwithtenotherrailroads.hewasalsoaMiamitrusteeandbenefactor.

CarolineScottHarrisonMemorial See:OxfordCollegeCenterHall See:MacCrackenHall*Chemistry(old)

Firstsectionbuiltin1914asatemporaryone‐floorlaboratoryandclassroombuildingjustwestofthepresentHughesHall.AnadditionwascompletedSeptember,1918.AfterconstructionofthecentralunitofHughesHallin1931,itcontinuedtobeusedforgenerallaboratories,anditwasnotuntil1939thatitwasreplacedbytheadditionofawestwingtoHughesHall,itbeingtorndowninDecember,1938.Priorto1914chemistryhadbeentaughtinBriceHall,havingbeenestablishedasaseparatedepartmentin1903.Butthenaturalsciences,

includingchemistry,wereincludedinthecurriculumwhenMiamifirstopeneditsdoorsin1824,althoughitwasnotuntilaround1826that“asmallwellselectedphilosophicalandchemicalapparatus”wasacquired.“OldEgypt”(q.v.)becamethefirstseparatesciencebuildingin1838,andfollowingStoddard’sdeparturein1870theoldchapelinHarrisonHallwasconvertedintoanewsciencehall.

ClokeyHall(oldHepburnHall)

Buildin1905,itwasMiami’sfirstwomen’sresidencehall.Althoughthetrusteesvotedtoadmitwomenin1887,itwasnotuntilthefollowingyearthatMiamihaditsfirstwomanstudent,andnotuntil1892thattheywereadmittedonthesametermsasmen.ButMiamiremainedaman’sschoolwithnogreatinfluxofwomenuntilaftertheestablishmentoftheNormalSchoolin1902.In1903athirdofthestudentswerewomen,andMiamiwasfacedwiththeneedforitsfirstwomen’sresidencehall,whichstatefundsmadepossibletwoyearslater.InJanuary,1908itsinteriorwaspracticallydestroyedbyfire,butitwasrestoredandagainoccupiedinMay,1908.Itwasdiscontinuedasaresidencehallin1961,beingusednotformusicpracticeandrehearsal.RenamedClokeyHallin1964,itsoldname“HepburnHall”beingtransferredtothenewHepburnHall(q.v.)JosephW.Clokeygraduatedintheclassof1912.Hewasanorganist‐composerandDeanoftheSchoolofFineArts,1939‐1946.

CollinsHall

Location:Eastcampus.CompletedJanuary1953withanadditionin1956.NamedafterJoelCollins,pioneersettlerofOxford,surveyorofthetownship,justiceofthepeace,Ohiolegislator,Miamitrustee,andsuperintendentofthebuildings.HecametoOxfordin1806,andwaslateractiveinopposingattemptstoremoveMiamiUniversityfromOxford.

CookPlace

Location:Eastcampus.FormerlytheresidenceofDr.RobertHarveyCook,classof1981,whowithhisfatheroperatedtheOxfordRetreat,asanatarium.ThecontractforleaseandeventualpurchaseofthePinesbyMiamiUniversityin1936,actuallyincludednotonlythemainbuildingbutalsotwocottages,theCookresidence,and14.67acresofland,withprovisionthatDr.andMrs.Cookweretohavetheuseoftheresidenceduringtheirlifetime.CookPlacebecamethehomeofDr.ClarenceW.Kregerwithhisappointmentasexecutivevicepresidentin1951.Sincehisappointmentasprovostin1953ithasbeenknownastheofficialhomeoftheprovostoftheUniversity.

CullerHall

OccupiedanddedicatedinJanuary,1961.Housesphysics,mathematics,andaeronautics.NamedafterJosephAlbertusCuller,ProfessorofPhysics,1903‐1926.Theestablishmentofphysicsasaseparatedepartmentwasinitiatedwithhisappointmentin1903.

DennisonHallLocation:Eastcampus.Firsttwothirdscompletedmarch,1958.Additionalwingbuilt1959.DedicatedJune,1961.NamedafterWilliamDennison,classof1835.Activepoliticalleader,stateSenator,GovernorofOhio1860‐64,PostmasterGeneralinLincoln’scabinet,wealthyColumbusbusinessman,Presidentofaleadingbank,PresidentoftheColumbus&Xeniarailroad,andfounderoftheColumbusRollingsMills.

DoddsHall

Location:Southcampus.DedicationSeptember16,1961.NamedafterOzraJennisonDodds,classof1861.OrganizedandledtheUniversityRifleCompany,firstunittoentertheUnionArmyfromtheMiamicampus.Cincinnatiattorney,memberoftheOhioHouseofRepresentatives,1872‐74.Trustee1875‐1882.DiedApril18,1882.

DorseyHall

Location:Eastcampus.CompletedJune,1962.DedicationOctober6,1962.NamedforJamesMaxwellDorsey,pioneersurveyor,teacher,veteranofthewarof1812,justiceofthepeace,reformer,treasurerofMiami,trustee.SupervisedconstructionofMiami’sfirstbuilding,FranklinHall,latertobecomeOldMain,andstilllater,HarrisonHall.

EastDiningHall Location:Eastcampus.DedicatedMay,1954.*EastHall

FirstappliedtooldAndersonHall(EastHallwhenbuilt,thenWestHall,andfinallyoldAndersonHall),thenamewastransferredin1921toanewbuildingdirectlyeastofit,whichlaterbecameStantonHall(Old).

ElliotHall

Completedin1828,occupied1829.OriginallynamedWashingtonandClintonHall,butcommonlycalledthenortheastBuildingorNorthDorm.AlongwithotherbuildingswasleasedtotheMiamiClassicalandScientificSchool(1877‐1885)duringpartofthetimewhenMiamiwasclosed(1873‐1885),andwasrenamedWashingtonHall.NortheastorNorthDormpersistedincommonusage,however,afterMiamireopened.Itwasprovidedwithsteamheat,electriclight,and“modern”bathroomsin1899,andwasofficiallydesignatedNortheastDormitoryin1909.Remodeledanddividedintohalls,northendJohnsonHall,southendElliothall,in1912.AgainremodeledandnamechangedtoElliotHallin1937inhonororDr.CharlesElliot,ProfessorofGreetatMiami1849‐63.

FacultyOfficeBuilding

AtemporarytwostorybarrackserectedsouthofIrvinhallin1947andtorndownin1962.

FentonHouse See:WalkerHouseFischerHall

OriginallyOxfordFemaleCollege(1856‐1882),whichwasanoff‐shootfromOxfordFemaleInstitute,startedin1849byDr.Scott.ThelandandaconsiderablesumofmoneyforthebuildingweredonatedbyEbenezerLanein1854andthebuildingwascompletedin1856.KnownforyearsastheScottHouses;CarolineScott’sbirthplaceandDr.Scott’sBoardingHouse,formerlyknownasTemperanceTavern,whereCarolineScottandBenHarrisonweremarried.FinancialdifficultiesresultedinthesaleoftheOxfordFemaleCollegebuildingtotheOxfordRetreatCompanyinAugust1882.Itremainedaprivatesanitariumforthementallyilluntil1925,whentheRetreatproperty,exclusiveofthePineswaspurchasedbyMiami.Afterremodelingitbecameamen’sresidencein1927,andwasnamedFischerHallinhonorofJudgeElamFischer,classof1870;lawyer,judge,memberofOhioHouseofRepresentatives,Miamitrustee,1887‐1923.DuringWorldWarII,FischerHallhousedmenintheNavalRadioTrainingSchool.FollowingdemolitionofOldHarrisonHallin1958,itwasremodeledforuseasnewquartersfortheatrework,andwasoccupiedbyMiamiUniversityTheaterinSeptember,1958,theolddiningroombeingusedastheaterproper.

FoodServiceBuilding

Completedin1933andenlargedin1962.In1957‐58FoodServicealsotookoverBlanchardHallimmediatelyadjacenttoit,whichhadpreviouslybeenusedasawomen’sresidence.ThebuildingnowremodeledandknownastheRobertsonLaboratory,wasusedforfoodserviceandstoragepriorto1933.

GaskillHall

FirstwingoccupiedSeptember1925,atwhichtimeitwasknownastheIndustrialArtsBuilding.In1948‐49namewaschangedtotheFredC.Whitcomblaboratories.Anadditionwasaddedin1951,anotherbeingcompletedin1959,providingenlargedlaboratoryfacilitiesfortheDepartmentofIndustrialArtsEducationandanewhomefortheAudio‐VisualService.NameafterDavidLewisGaskill,MiamiTrustee,1907‐1939,lawyer.EstablishedGreenvilleElectricLightCompanyandwasfounderoftheOhioElectricalAssociation.

GreyGables

TheformerhomeofDr.andMrs.WilliamWaddellBoyd.AsPresidentofWesternCollege1914‐1931,Dr.Boydhadbuiltthehousein1930,theyearbeforehisretirement.OnwhatwasthenapartoftheWesternCollegecampus.AfterthehousehadrevertedtoWesternCollege,itwasmadeintoacollegeguesthouse.In1959itwaspurchasedbyMiamiUniversityandremodeledforuseasaMiamiguesthouse.

HamiltonHallLocation:SouthcampusonOakStreet.OccupiedSeptember,1940.Wasthefirstwomen’sdormitoryinwhichsororitysuiteswereincluded,initiallyonanexperimentalbases,butlatertobecomepermanent.OriginallyknownasNorthHall.Renamed(1948‐49)inhonorofElizabethHamilton,whoretiredasDeanofWomenin1945.AnOxfordCollegegraduate(1895)andfacultymember,shebecameMiami’sfirstDeanofWomenin1905.

HannaHouse

DedicatedOctober31,1964.Includesahomemanagementhousecomparabletoafourbedroomhome,plusaonestorywingforthenurseryschool.NamedinhonorofMarthaJ.Hanna,firstprofessoranddepartmentchairmaninhomeeconomics.MemberofMiamifaculty1915‐1947.Died1958.

HarrisHall

DedicatedSeptember16,1964.Comprisesfourdiningroomsoperatedfromacentralkitchen.NamedafterAndrewLintnerHarris,classof1860.OhioRepresentativeandSenator,Lieutenantgovernor,andGovernorofOhio,1906‐1909.

HarrisonHall(old)

Variouslyreferredtoas“theSeminary”orFranklinHall,thewestwingwasbuilt1816‐1818.Erectionofthecenterportionfinallygotunderwayin1820,andwascompletedin1824intimeforopeningofthenewUniversity.Inneedofrepairs,thewestwindwasabandonedin1859,butnottorndownuntil1867.Thecornerstoneofthenewwestwingwaslaidin1868anditwascompletedin1870.Theentirebuildingwasrepairedandremodeledin1885‐86followingtheopeningoftheNewMiami.Constructionoftheeastwingandathirtyfootlengtheningofthewestwing,withanentranceandbalconyattheendofthewing,wasundertakenin1898‐99.Thecenterportionwasofficiallydesignatedthe“CenterBuilding”in1835,theformerFranklinHallbeingcalledthe“WestWing”.Butuntil1934,thecenterpartwithitswingswasmorefrequentlyreferredtoasOldMain,whenthenamewasagainofficiallychangedtoHarrisonhall,inhonorofBenjaminHarrison,classof1852.Lawyer,CivilWarcommander,U.S.Senator,and23rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,1889‐1893.BetaThetaPiwasfoundedinthewestwing,andatvarioustimesOldMainincludedwithintheLiteraryHalls,theoldandnewchapel(BishopChapel),towersTheater,Miami’sfirstradiostation,theCommonsDiningRoom,thefirstgymnasium,thefirstlibrary,administrationoffices,andwasalsousedfordormitoryandclassroompurposes.ItwascondemnedApril,1957,andtorndownin1958.

HarrisonHall(new)

CornerstonelaidMay9,1959.OccupiedforInstructionaluseinsummerof1960.DedicatedOctober8,1960.Onlyabout60%thesizeofitspredecessor.

However,its14,800squarefeetactuallygivespaceformorestudentsandactivitiesthandidthebuildingitreplaced.

HeatherHouse

HeatherHouseandMacKayeHouse,adjoininghouseonnorthsideofSpringStreetbetweenMainandBeech,arenolongerUniversityproperty.TheywerefirstusedforhousingfreshmanwomeninSeptember1940,andwerecontinuedaswomen’sresidencehousesthrough1947.PreviouslytheyhadbeenmovedfromOakStreettoclearthesitefortheconstructionofNorthHall,nowcalledHamiltonhall.HeatherHousederiveditsnamefromMrs.NormaDougallHeatherton,whohadbeendesignatedheadofSpringStreetHouseswhenthesetwowereopened.Shecontinuedinchargeofvariousresidencesformorethanadozenyears.

HepburnHall(old) See:ClokeyHallHepburnHall(new)

Locatedonthenorthcampus,itwascompletedin1964.ItsnamehasbeentransferredfromOldHepburnHallonthemainCampus,nowknownasClokeyhall.NamedafterAndrewDousaHepburn,professorandlastpresidentofOldMiami,andprofessoranddeanatNewMiami.

HerronHall(old) See:VanVoorhisHerronHall(new)(Later,PhillipsHall)

Women’sphysicaleducationbuilding.OpenedSeptember,1962.DedicatedOctober27,1962.NamedafterJohnW.Herron,classof1845.Lawyer,memberofConstitutionalConventionofOhio,SenatorfromHamiltonCounty,1895‐97,trustee,1860‐1912,presidentofboard,1880‐1912.WaslargelyinstrumentalinbringingaboutthereopeningofMiamiin1885.

HiestandHall

OpenedforuseSeptember1958.Housesarchitecture,art,andarteducation.NamedafterHarveyH.Hiestand,architectandpainter,instrumentalinfoundingarchitecturalinstructionatMiamiin1929.PreparedlongrangecapitaldevelopmentplanforMiami.Classof1893.

HomeEconomicsHouse(old) See:InstructionalResearchService

Also:HannaHouse(NewHomeEconomicsHouse)

HughesHallThecentralunitofthenewchemistrybuildingwasreadyforoccupancyinSeptember,1931,andwasusedforofficesandspeciallaboratories.TheoldChemistryBuildingwasretainedforgenerallaboratories.Aneastwingfollowedin1937,anditwasfinallycompletedwithawestwingin1939whichreplacedtheoldChemistryBuilding.NamedafterRaymondM.Hughes,professor,dean,andpresidentatMiami1913‐1927;presidentofIowaState1927‐1936.

HustonHouse

FormerlylocatedonpartofthesitepresentlyoccupiedbyHannaHouse.IthadbeenpurchasedbytheUniversityin1947andwasusedasaresidenceforwomenstudentsuntilitwassoldandmovedtopermitconstructionofHannaHouse.

InstructionalResearchService

Location:SoutheastcornerofSpringandCampusAvenue.FirstusedasaHomeEconomicsHousein1920‐21.ItsnamebeingchangedtoBevierCottageinDecember,1959,inhonorofIsabelBevier,secondpresidentoftheAmericanHomeEconomicsAssociation.AftercompletionofHannaHousein1964,BevierCottagebecameheadquartersforInstructionalResearchService,whichhadpreviouslybeenlocatedinOgdenHall,anduntilJuly1963hadbeencalledInstitutionalResearchService.OnoccasionthebuildingisstillreferredtoasBevierCottage,butthesigninfrontofitnolongercarriesthatname.

IrvinHall

Northtwothirdsbuildin1925.ThesouthwingwascompletedinDecember.,1928.Usedforofficesandclassesofthevariouslanguagedepartments,andbytheClassics,Geography,Botany,andPhysics.NamedafterHoraceA.Irvin,classof1874,andalongtimememberoftheBoardofTrustees.

KingHall

NewundergraduatelibrarytobebuiltbehindthepresentClokeyHall.TobenamedafterEdgarW.King,directoremeritusoftheUniversitylibraries1922‐1956.

LawsHall

OccupiedbytheSchoolforBusinessAdministrationinSeptember,1959.DedicatedOctober9,1959.NamedafterSamuelSpahrLaws,classof1848.Inventor,financier,educator,physician,theologian,lawyer.AtonetimevicepresidentandgeneralmanageroftheNewYorkGoldExchange,inventorofthetickertape,PresidentoftheUniversityofMissouri,andbenefactorofMiamiUniversity.

LewisHallCompletedaround1839,ayearorsoafterRomeoLewisandhiswifeJanemovedtooxford.MayhavebeencopiedtosomeextentafterhisFloridaplantationhome.RomeoLewisdiedin1843,hiswidowoccupyingthehouseuntilherdeathin1888.Beginning1904,hernephew,PhilipMoore,leaseditrentfreetotheuniversityforuseasthepresident’smansion.Thisarrangementorsomemodificationofit,wascontinueduntil1929whenitwaspurchasedbyMiami.GuyPotterBentonwasthefirstpresidenttolivethere,followedbyHughes,Upham,Hahne,andMillett.

LoganLodge

Completedin1948andconsideredatemporaryadditiontothecampus.NamedafterAnneE.Logan,SupervisorofTrainingandProfessorofMethodsandGrades,OhioStateNormalcollege,MiamiUniversity1902‐1915.RedesignatedLoganInternationalLodgein1963.

McBrideHall

Location:Eastcampus.OccupiedFebruary,1953.AdditionalwingcompletedSeptember,1956.NamedafterJamesMcBride,firstsecretaryofBoardofTrustees(1809‐1820)andamemberoftheBoardfrom1820to1860.MemberoftheOhioHouseofRepresentativesandWhigleader.

MacCrackenHall

WestwingopenedinSpetember,1957andtemporarilydesignatedCenterHall.FinalportionwasoccupiedinSpringof1961.DedicationSeptember16,1961.NamedafterHenryMitchellMacCracken,classof1857,Presbyterianminister,chancellorofboththeWesternUniversityofPennsylvania(nowtheUniversityofPittsburgh)andofNewYorkUniversity.HelpedtoestablishCollegeofWooster.

McFarlandHall(old) NamegiventoonefthreeentrancestotheSouthDormofStoddardHall.McFarlandHall(new)

Location:Northcampus.OccupiedSeptember1959.NamedafterRobertWhiteMcFarland,ProfessorofMathematicsatMiami1856‐73,andfirstpresidentoftheNewMiami,1885‐1888,andfirstlaypresidentandnon‐Presbyterian.RentedhousewhileinColumbusandduringoccupancyofStantonHouse.PurchasedbyMiamiin1940,andremodeledforusebytheMusicDepartmentasapracticehouse.Torndownin1955(?)tomakewayfortheconstructionofthenewUniversityCenter.

McFarlandObservatory

Althoughbuiltin1925,Miamicouldactuallyboastofamuchearlier,butapparentlynottoosubstantial,observatory,whichwaserectedin1838andisdescribedinMiamiYearsasthesecondastronomicalobservatoryinthe

UnitedStates.AremnantofitintheformofsandstonepierwithafadinginscriptioncanstillbefoundahundredfeetfromtheentranceofBishopHall.Thetwelveinchtelescopeinstalledinthenewobservatoryin1925wasacquiredfromWesleyanCollege,Connecticut,whereithadbeeninusesince1871.Anadditiontotheobservatorywasmadein1928.FollowingtheconstructionofthenewUniversityCenteritwastorndown.

McGuffeyHall

IncludestheclassroomsandofficesoftheSchoolofEducationandtheWilliamMcGuffeyElementaryLaboratorySchool.TheSchoolofEducationwasfirstknownastheOhioStateNormalCollegeofMiamiUniversity,andwasopenedSeptember10,1902incompliancewithanactoftheGeneralAssemblyofOhioofMarch,1902.InJune,1916thenamewaschangedfromNormalCollegetoTeachersCollege,andin1929itbecametheSchoolofEducation.TheNormalCollegedidnothaveseparateofficeandclassroomspaceuntiltheNorthPavilionwasbuiltin1915,theSouthPavilionhavingbeenespeciallydesignedandadoptedforapracticeschool.Thisschool,apartoftheNormalCollege,wasoriginallyknownastheNormalCollegeModelSchoolofMiamiUniversitywhenitopenedatmidyearof1909‐1910inthenewlycompleted(1909)SouthPavilionorsouthwing.ThiswastheoriginalorfirstsectionofMcGuffeyHall,consistingofwhatisnowthecentralcorridorovertothewesternend.Withinayear(1911)thenameoftheschoolwaschangedtotheWilliamHolmesMcGuffeySchool,butthebuildingwasstillreferredtoastheSouthPavilionoftheNormalCollegeBuilding.In1915theNorthPavilionwasbuilt,anduntilconstructionoftheCentralPavilionin1916,theSouthandNorthPavilionwereseparatebuildings.Inthissameyear(1916)theNormalCollegeBuildingwasofficiallyrenamedMcGuffeyHallinhonorofWilliamHolmesMcGuffey,Americaneducatorandclergyman,compilerofthefamousMcGuffeyEclecticReaders.ProfessorofLanguageatMiamiUniversity1826‐36,PresidentofCincinnatiCollege1836‐39,PresidentofOhioUniversity1839‐43,ProfessorofMoralPhilosophy,UniversityofVirginia1845‐73.TheSouthwingwasextendedeastwardin1923‐24,withinagymnasiumoccupyingtheuppertwofloors,andin1939thesouthwestsectionwasremodeled.WiththeopeningofanewhighschoolbytheconsolidatedTalawandaSchoolDistrictin1956,McGuffeyUniversitydiscontinuedoperationofahighschool,theschoolnowbeingcalledtheMcGuffeyElementaryLaboratorySchool.

McGuffeyMuseumTheoriginalsmallframehouse,builtonthelotbetween1810and1825byMerkinBond,anOxfordbusinessman,wasacquiredbyMcGuffeyin1828,whothenbuiltatwostorybrickhouseofsixrooms,joiningittotheframehouseimmediatelybehind.McGuffeylivedinthishouseuntilheleftOxfordin1836,anditwasherethathecompiledandwrotefouroftheMcGuffeyReadersandconductedanexperimentalschoolforchildren.

AwestwingadditionwasaddedbyJ.HShueyin1860,whohadacquiredthehousefromReubenE.Hills,anOxfordmerchant,inFebruary,1955.EvenmoreextensiveimprovementsweremadebyJosephMcCord,acontractorwhohadbeenengagedindoingfinecabinetworkandtriminsteamboatsinCincinnatishipyards.Hehadboughtthehousein1866,andafterhisdeathtwoofhischildren,FrankandLizzieMcCord,purchasedthepropertyandcontinuedtolivethereuntil1883.In1903itwassoldtoWilliamA.Beard,andin1923itbecamethepropertyofMarthaC.Beard.TwoyearslatershesoldittoWallaceP.Roudebush,andhisfamilywasthelastownerbeforeitwassoldtoMiamiUniversityin1958.WiththeassistanceoffundsfromtheBlockerFoundation,inaccordancewiththewillofMrs.EmmaGouldBlocker,theMcGuffeyMuseumwasestablished,beingauthorizedbytheMiamiBoardofTrusteesJune5,1959.Aftermorethanayearofplanningandrestoration,themuseumwasopenedtothepublicJune3,1960.FurnishingsincludethesomeitemsusedbyMcGuffey,butmanyareperiodpiecesfromtheBlackerestateandfromotherdonors.TheMuseumalsohousestheMiamicollectionofMcGuffeyReaders,includingtheMaudeBlaircollection,whichwasacquiredin1961byacombinationofpurchaseanddonation,thecombinedcollectionformingthemostcompleteMcGuffeylibraryinexistence.Themuseumalsoincludesanextensivecollectionofchildren’stextbooksofthenineteenthcentury,bookswhichsatsidebysidewiththeMcGuffeyreadersintheoneroomschoolhousesofyesteryear.

MacKayeHouse

NowlocatedonSpringStreetandnolongerUniversityproperty.InitsformerlocationonOakStreetitwasthehomeofthePercyMacKayefamilyfrom1921‐23whentheconstructionofWellsHallmadeitnecessarytomoveNewCottage,whichtheyoriginallyoccupiedin1920.(ForadditionalinformationseeentryunderHeatherHouse)

*MacKayeStudioThe“PoetsShack”,acabininthewoodsofthelowercampusnotfarfromthepresidentslocationofUphamHall.ItwasbuiltforPercyMacKaye,poet‐dramatist,whowasappointedartist‐residencein1920byPresidentHughes,withtheofficialtitleofFellowinDramaticLiterature.ThisissaidtohavebeenthefirstfellowshipincreativeartestablishedforamanoflettersinAmerica.AfterhisreturntoNewHampshirein1923,thecabinwasabandonedandtorndownin1934.

McMasterHouse(temporarybuildings)

CompletedinDecember,1942andlocatedoriginallybetweenWithrowCourtandSwingHall.Usedatfirstforhousinginthecivilianpilottrainingprogram,beingdesignatedaWarTrainingServiceCAAHall,butwassoontakenoverbytheNavySchoolforCooksandBakers.Henceitsformernickname“GreaseHall”.Currently,itisoccupiedbyfacultyoffices,butafterthewarwasusedforstudenthousing.NamedafterErasmusD.McMaster,thirdpresidentof

OldMiami,1845‐1849.Infallof1964wasmovedandgivenaquarterturntostandonnorthsouthaxisatwestedgeofpracticefieldnorthoftenniscourts.

MaintenanceandStoresBuilding Seealso:ServiceandStoresBuilding Also:RobertsonLaboratory(formerlymaintenancebuilding)MartinHall(ClaraFeeneyMartinHall)

Dinninghall,northcampus.Completed1965.NamedinhonoroftheUniversity’sfirstboardingdepartmentdirector,whodiedin1959.

MiamiLodge

ThefirstlodgeswereoccupiedinNovember,1946andwerepartofatemporaryemergencyhousingprojectundertheFederalistPublicHousingAuthority.Theyconsistedof27renovatedarmybarracksandacafeteria,eachlodgehavinganIndianname.Altogethertheyhousedoversixhundredsingleveterans.Werefinallyeliminatedfromthecampusin1959.

MiamiManor

Amarriedstudenthousingproject,consistingoffourapartmenthouseswhichreplacedVetvillein1958

MinnichHall

DedicatedNovember10,1962,atwhichtimeitwasnearlycompletedandpartlyoccupied,thesouthsectionhavingbeenstarted(April,1961),completed,andoccupiedatanearlierdate.NamedafterHarveyC.Minnich,DeanofNormalSchool,1903‐29.

MorrisHall See:OxfordCollegeMorrisHouse(SeniorHouse)

TheoldGeorgeWelliverhouse,formerlylocatedonthenortheastcornerofCollegeandWalnut.PurchasedbyOxfordCollegeforWomen,August30,1913,itwasusedasofficeandlivingquartersforthepresident,withsomeseniorgirlsoccupyingthesecondandthirdfloors,fromwhichitderiveditsnameasSeniorHouse.WasknownasMorrisHouseonlyafteritwasacquiredbyMiamiUniversitythroughthemergerofOxfordCollegein1928,beingnamedafterRobertDeshaMorris,PresidentofOxfordCollege,1859‐82.Miamiuseditasawomen’sresidencecottagethrough1957‐58,afterwhichitwastorndown.

Natorium See:BillingsNatorium

NavalScienceArmory See:RowanHallNormalCollegeBuilding See:McGuffeyHallNorthDorm See:ElliotHallNorthHall See:HamiltonHallOgdenHall

GiftofLauraLouiseOgdenWhaling,ofCincinnati,whodiedMarch28,1915andbequeathed$260,000toMiamiUniversityforamen’sdormitoryinmemoryofherbrotherGeorgeCampbellOgden,classof1862,Cincinnatiphysician.Cornerstonelaid1923Completed1924;Dinningroomremodeled1961,theentirebuildingbeingrenovatedin1963‐64.Nowusedasawomen’sresidence,butasmen’sresidencepriortoitsrehabilitationin1963,italsohoused,atvarioustimes,theofficesoftheY.M.C.A.,theAlumniAssociation,andtheStudentCounselingService.

OldEgypt(ScienceLaboratory)

Aoneroombrickbuildingbuiltin1837or1838asasciencelaboratory.ItwaslocatedsouthwestofOldMainnearthepresentBishopHall,anditwasherethatStoddardlaboredfaithfully.Afterhisdeparturein1870theoldchapelinHarrisonwasconvertedintoanewsciencehall.Then,withtheclosingofOldMiamiin1873,theoneroombricklaboratorybuildingwastakenoverbyDr.HenryS.Osborn,whohadsucceededStoddardasProfessorofNaturalScience.AsanEgyptologistandscholaroftheHolyLand,heconverteditintoamapdrawingshoporfactory,hencethename“OldEgypt”bywhichitwassubsequentlyknown.LaterthemapsweremadeinalittleframebuildingonEastWalnutStreet,andaccordingtoOxfordTown1830‐1930,theywere,foralmosttwentyfiveyears,thestandardsforuseinchurchesandSundayschools.Althoughlaterabandonedandusedasastorageplaceforlumber,attemptsweremadein1892toconvertOldEgyptintoagymnasium.Itwasfinallydestroyedbyfirstin1898,shortlyaftercompletionofthenewgymnasium.

OxfordCollegeTheOxfordFemaleInstitutebuildingwascompletedinthesummerof1850.Around1856aseparatethreestorybrickdwellingwaserectedafewfeetsouthofit,withonlyacoveredlatticedporchconnectingthesecondstoriesofthetwobuildings.IN1867,fallingfinancially,theInstitutewasunitedwithOxfordFemaleCollege,butwasstillunabletocontinueandsoonthereafterthebuildingbecametheOxfordHotel,althoughstillownedbyDr.Morris.Is

didnotresumeitsoriginalfunctionasaneducationalinstitutionuntil1883,whenitbecamethenewhomeofOxfordFemaleCollegewhichhadbeenforcedtosellitsoldhometotheOxfordRetreatin1882.In1884thetwobuildingswerecombinedandenlargedwithfurtheradditionsin1888andin1894.VariouslyreferredtoastheInstituteBuilding,OxfordCollege,orincatalogssimplyas“thebuilding”,itwasofficiallydesignatedMorrisHallin1916.AfterthemergerwithMiamiin1928itwasremodeledforuseasaMiamidormitoryandwasagainofficiallyrenamed,thistimetobeknowsastheCarolineScottHarrisonMemorial.Theoldname,however,wasnoteasilyerased,anditisstillcommonlyreferredtotodayas“OxCollege”.

OxfordRetreat

In1882OxfodFemaleCollege,astheresultoffinancialdifficulties,wasforcedtogiveupitspropertylocatedonwhatisnowtheEastCampus.ItwasthenacquiredbytheOxfordRetreatCompany,whichhadbeenorganizedandincorporatedunderthelawsofOhiointhatsameyearasaprivatesanatariumfornervousandmildmentalcases.ThreegenerationsoftheCookfamilywereassociatedwiththeRetreat,beginningwithDr.G.F.Cookwhowasmedicalsuperintendentuntilhisdeathin1910.Hisson,R.HarveyCookbecameassociatedwithhimin1894,followedinturnbyhissonGeorgeH.Cook.In1925FischerhallwassoldtoMiami,theRetreatmovingtothePines(q.v.)whereitcontinuedtooperateuntil1936,whenittoowaspurchasedbyMiami.

ThePines

TheoldPineshadbeenoccupiedasaprivateresidenceformanyyearsbytheLaneandMcGregorfamiliesbeforeitcameintothepossessionoftheRetreat.WiththesaleofFisherHalltoMiamiin1925,itwasbeingremodeledasthenewhomefortheOxfordRetreatwhenitasdestroyedbyfireinJune1925.ItwasthenrebuiltandoccupiedbytheRetreatuntil1936,whenitwasleasedandsubsequentlypurchasedbyMiamiforuseasastudentresidence.ThecontractforleaseandeventualpurchaseofthePinesactuallyincludednotonlythemainbuildingbutalsotwocottages,theCookresidence(nowCookPlace)and14.67acresofland,withprovisionthatDr.andMrs.Cookweretohavetheuseofresidenceduringtheirlifetime.DuringWorldWarIIthePines,alongwithPinesLodgeandFischerHall,wasusedtohousemenintheNavalRadioTrainingSchool.Itisnowawomen’sresidence.

PinesLodge

OneoftwocottagesacquiredbyMiamialongwiththepurchaseofthePines(q.v.).Buildovertheheatingplant,itwasremodeledasacottageresidenceforwomenandfirstusedinthefallof1939.Lastusedduringtheschoolyear1955‐56andtorndownin1959.

PorterHallCompleted1956anddedicatedApril27,1957.FirstMiamihalltohavebuiltinfurniture.NamedafterElizabethPorter,wifeofDavidSwing(see:SwingHall)andagraduateofOxfordCollegein1851.ShewashegranddaughterofReverendAlexanderPorter,apioneerministerwhocametoOhiofromSouthCarolinain1814.AsamemberoftheMiamiUniversityBoardofTrustees,hetookpartintheinaugurationofDr.RobertH.Bishop.

Radio‐TelevisionCenter

HousesMiamiUniversityBroadcastingService,includingWMUB(FM)andWMUB‐TV.Longapioneerinbroadcasting,beginningwiththeALL‐MiamiDaybroadcastsof1925through1937,andtheOhioSchooloftheAirradioseriesstartedin1929,MiamiinauguratedremotebroadcastingfromitsfirstoncampusradiostationinoldHarrisononSeptember18,1944.Carrier‐currentbroadcastingwasinitiatedin1947fromBuildingD,atemporarywarsurplusstructure,whichalsohousedtheUniversity’sfirstFMstationbeginning1949,followedbyclosedcircuittelevisionin1956.WhenBuildingDwastorndowntomakewayforanadditiontoGaskill,televisionactivitiesweremovedtothebasementofUphamHall,andradiobroadcastingwastemporarilysuspended.ThenewRadioTelevisionCenter,includinga340‐foottowerandtwostudios,wascompletedinMay1959.InlaterApril,1960WMUB‐TVbecamefullylicensedbytheFCCfortelevisionbroadcastsoverChannel14,havingalreadybegun“freeair”televisionofclassroomlecturesonaregularbasisinDecember,1959.

RedskinReservation

AtemporarystudentunionorrecreationbuildinglocatedsouthofOldHerronHall.FormerlyabattalionrecreationalhallatCampPerry,Ohio.ItwasreconstructedontheMiamicampusandopenedNovember15,1947.TorndownJuly,1956.

ReidHall

Occupiedanddedicatedin1948andcompletedin1949.NamedafterWhitelawReid,classof1856;journalist,diplomat,andwriter.EditoroftheCincinnatiGazettein1861hebecameoneofthemostfamousCivilWarcorrespondents.In1868hejoinedtheeditorialstaffoftheNewYorkHeraldTribune,andbecamemanager‐editorthefollowingyearandeditor‐in‐chief1872‐89and1892‐1905.AfterGreeley’sdeathhewasalsoproprietoroftheTribune.From1889‐1892wasW.S.MinistertoFrance.In1892wasRepublicannomineeforVicePresident,andlaterbecameU.S.AmbassadortoEngland,1905‐1912.

RichardHall

Northhalfcompleted1941,andwascalledSouthHallduringthedecadebeforethesouthsectionwasbuildanddedicatedonDecember6,1952,havingbeenpreviouslyopenedinSeptember.NamedafterFrancesGibson

Richard.ProfessorofEnglish,1902‐1936,andmemberofthefirstfacultyoftheNormalCollege.

RobertsonLaboratory

Builtin1917tohousecarpentershopandstorageroomsforsuppliesandfood.WithopeningoftheFoodServiceBuildingin1933,itwasmadeavailabletoallthemaintenancedepartments,whichwerethencentralizedinonebuilding.ButuseforstorageandmaintenancewasdiscontinuedaftercompletionofthenewServiceandStoresBuildingin1958,RemodelingaslaboratoryforpulpandpapertechnologyprogramwascompletedinJanuary,1960.NamedafterthelateReubenB.RobertsonJr.,memberoftheBoardofTrustees1957‐60,formerdeputysecretaryofdefense,andPresidentofChampionPaperandFiberCompany,Hamilton.

RoudebushHall(AdministrationBuilding)

OriginallyknownastheAdministrationBuilding,itwasoccupiedinMay1956anddedicatedthefollowingJuly.In1965itwasrenamedinhonorofWallacePattisonRoudebush,classof1911.AsSecretarytothePresidentandlaterVicePresidentandTreasurer,hedirectedtheUniversity’sgrowthfromtenbuildingsin1911tosixtyatthetimeofhisdeathin1956.

RowanHall

TheNavalScienceArmorywascompletedApril,1949,NamedafterAdmiralStephenCleggRowan,firststudentfromMiamitoattendtheU.S.NavelAcademy.

SchmidlappLodge(CharlotteSchmidlappLodge)

FormerlytheWomen’sRecreationAssociationLodge.Thecottagewasbuildin1936ona22acretractoflandtwomilesnorthofOxford,toserveasahikingstationandheadquartersforpicnickersandathleticevents.In1965itwasrenamedinrecognitionofa$35,000giftfromtheCharlotteSchmidlappFundofCincinnatitobeusedforitsimprovement.

SchoolHouse(OldLogBuilding)

ThefirstbuildingerectedonthecampusofMiamiUniversityandOxford’sfirstschool.Builtin1811ofhewedlogswithmoneyappropriatedfromcollegefunds,itwaslocatedinaclearingnearwhereBriceHallnowstands,andservednotonlyasaschoolhousebutalsoaslivingquartersforthefamilyofJamesDorsey,itsfirstteacher.Theschooldoorsweresoonclosed,however,whenDorseybecameasoldierintheWarof1812,andthelogcabindidnothaveanotheroccupantuntilJamesHughes,atrusteeoftheUniversity,waschosentoconductaGrammerSchooloncampus.AsecondstorywasaddedfortheHughesfamilyin1818,theyeartheGrammerSchoolopened,buttheschoolwasshort‐lived,beingdiscontinuedin1821.WiththeopeningoftheUniversityin1824,theoldloghousebecamethepresident’s“mansion”,whichRobertHamiltonBishopoccupieduntil1836,whenhe

movedintothenewlycompletedhouseonHighStreet,latertobeknownasBishopHouse.

ScottHall

DedicatedDecember8,1957.Diningroomsenlarged1962.NamedafterCarolineScott,graduateofOxfordFemaleInstitutein1852,whobecamethewifeofBenjaminHarrison,classof1852,and23rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

SeniorHouse See:MorrisHouseServiceandStoresBuilding

Completedin1958.HousesBuildingsMaintenance,GroundsMaintenance,andsupplyactivitiesofthePurchasingDepartment.Priortoitsconstruction,MaintenanceoccupiedtheStoreroomandMaintenanceBuilding,nowknownasRobertsonLaboratory.(q.v.).

SesquicentennialChapel

TheUniversityChapelwasbuiltfromcontributionsofalumniandfriends,andwasdedicatedJune7,1959aspartofMiami’sSesquicentennialCelebration.ThecarillonchimeswerededicatedthefollowingOctober,andwereagiftfromthenationalcouncilofDeltaZeta,foundedatMiamiin1902,andofDeltaSigmaEpsilon,foundedatMiamiin1914,andmergedwithDeltaZetain1955.Miami’sfirstchapel,latertobecomeTowersTheater,waslocatedintheCenterBuildingofoldHarrisonHall.Whenthewestwingwascompletelyrebuilt(1868‐70),itincludedanewchapeltwostorieshigh,whichwasfurtherenlargedwiththeadditionofabalconyin1899,atwhichtimeitwasnamedBishopChapel.In1908thechapelbecametheCollegeCommonsin1912,servingasdinningroomforme.

SimpsonHouse(Old“RogersHouse”)

Builtin1837bytheReverendWilliamGraham,aPresbyterianminister.Afterchanginghandsseveraltimes,itwasacquired,between1853and1855,bytheReverendWilliamSwartRogers.HewasagraduateofMiamiin1835,aformermissionaryinIndia,andanagentofthePresbyterianBoardofForeignMissionsuntil1854,whenasfinancialagentforOxfordFemaleCollegeheundertooktoraisemoneyforthenewinstitution.AtvarioustimesthehousewasalsoownedoroccupiedbyMiamifacultymembers,includingProfessorJamesMoffettfrom1841‐1852andProfessorJosephFrancisJames,whooccupieditatleastpartofthetimewhilehewasonthefacultyofMiamifrom1885‐1888andwhenitwasstillownedbytheRogers.In1930‐31itwasacquiredbyMiamiUniversityasagiftfromJohnR.Simpson,classof1899,WallStreetfinancierandofficeranddirectorofmanydifferentcompanies.HealsowrotetheHymntoMiamiUniversity.From1930until

1937thehousewassimplyknownastheGuestHouse,butinthelatteryearitwasremodeledandofficiallydesignatedSimpsonHouse.

SouthDorm See:StoddardHallSouthHall See:RichardhallStables CompletedApril,1960.StantonHall

Built1921asatemporarystructure.OriginallyknownasEastHall.RenamedRobertL.StantonHallin1948‐49.Demolitioninspringof1961.NametransferredtonewStantonHallbyactionofBoardofTrusteesinJune,1960.

StantonHall(New)

DedicatedSeptember16,1961andnamedafterMiami’ssixthpresident,RobertLivingstonStanton1866‐1871,Presbyterianpastorandeditor,whohadheadedOaklandCollegeinMississippibeforecomingtoMiamiviaapastorateinChillicotheandaprofessorshipatDanvilleSeminary.

Stanton‐McFarlandHouse See:BonhamHouseStoddardHall

Completed1835andremodeledin1899,1912,1936,and1963.Officiallydesignated“SoutheastBuilding”in1885,butpriorto1912,andevenlater,itwasmorecommonlyknownasSouthDormorOldSouthDorm.Afterremodelingin1912,thenorthsectionwasdesignatedSwingHall,themiddlesectionMacFarland,andthesouthsectionStoddard.Itspresentnamewasgiventoitin1936whenitwasagainremodeled.AtonetimehousedtheY.M.C.A.andwasused,alongwithElliotHall,fortemporaryclassroomsduringrepairandremodelingofoldHarrisonHallin1868andagainin1885.In1963bothElliotandStoddardbecameresidencesforhonorsstudents.

StoreroomandMaintenanceBuilding See:ServiceandStoresBuildingSwingHall(old) See:StoddardHall

SwingHallSouthwingcompletedin1924,thecentralportionandnorthwingbeingaddedin1935,alongwithremodelingofthesouthwing.KnownasNewFreshmanDormitorypriorto1936whenitwasrenamedSwingHallinhonorofDavidSwing,classof1852.From1853to1866hewasprincipalofthePreparatorySchool,andinthelatteryearheacceptedapastorateinChicagowherehebecameawell‐knownpreacher.Finallyorganizedhisownchurchafterbeinginvolvedinatrialforheresy.RecognizedasoneofAmerica’sgreatestpulpitorators.

SymmesHall(JohnClevesSymmesHall)

Built1939,butuntil1949wasknownasNewmen’sDormitoryNumberOnewhenitwasrenamedSymmeshalltocommemoratetheSymmesPurchaseof1792.JudgeSymmeshadbeenchiefjusticeofNewJerseyandamemberoftheContinentalCongress,anditwashiscontractwithCongressforpurchaseoflandbetweenthetwoMiamiRivers,whicheventuallyledtothefoundingofMiamiUniversity.

TallawandaResidenceHall

TheTallawanda,Oxford’sfirstapartmentbuilding,wasbuiltin1908byProfessorElmerEllsworthPowell.TheUniversityrentedthediningroomforstudentusein1919,andleasedapartmentsforwomenstudentsbeginning1942toreplacethePineswhichwasbeingusedasheadquartersfortheNavyRadioSchool.Itwaslaterusedforfaculty,andfinallypurchasedbyMiamiin1952,andusedagainasstudentresidencebeginning1955‐56.

UniversityCenter

BuiltonwhatwasearlieryearstheMcFarlandproperty,anditsconstructionmadenecessarythetearingdownofbothMcFarlandHouseandtheMcFarlandObservatory.OpenedSeptember15,1957anddedicatedOctober26,1963.

UphamHall

LayingofcornerstoneFebruary16,1948.Centralandpartofsouthsectioncompletedforoccupancyin1949.Northwingfinished1950.Southeastwingunderconstruction1964‐65.NamedafterAlfredH.Upham,classof1987;instructorinLatinandGreek1898‐1900,principalofPreparatorySchool1899‐1900.ProfessorofEnglish1907‐1910,1914‐1920,PresidentoftheUniversityofIdaho1920‐1928,PresidentofMiami1928‐1945.DiedFebruary17,1945.WroteAlmaMaterandhistoryof“OldMiami”.

VanVoorhis(OldHerron)

Whenthehallwasfirsterectedin1897,theinscription“TheMiamiGymnasium”wascutinthestonearchabovethemainorwesternentrance.InJuneofthatyeartheBoardofTrusteestookofficialactiondesignatingthebuildingbythesomewhatawkwardnameHerrongymnasium,whichnameit

retaineduntil1931,whenitwasgivenoverforuseofwomenstudents.Feelingthatisshouldbemorethanagymnasium,thestudentsexpressedthedesirethatthenamebechangedtoHerronHall.SuchachangewasofficiallyauthorizedbytheBoardofTrusteesinJune,1932.In1923itwasmoved522feeteasttomakewayforOgdenhall.Itservedasgymformenandwomenuntil1931,andaswomen’sgymfrom1931to1962.DuringWorldWarIIusedtemporarilyasbarracksforNavyRadioSchool.NowsharedbyAFROTCandmen’sintramuralsportsactivity.Itsoldnamewastransferredtothenewwomen’sphysicalandhealtheducationtransferredtothenewwomen’sphysicalandhealtheducationcenteruponitscompletionin1962.SeeAddenda,pg20

Vetville

FormerlylocatedonSouthcampusbetweenOakandCampusAvenue.VeteransVillagewasestablishedformarriedveteransin1946astemporaryhousingprojectundertheFederalPublicHousingauthority.Accommodationsconsistedof98duplexesand16singleunits,allmovedfromWillowRun,Michigan,wheretheyhadbeenwarworkers’homes.Additionalserviceunites,plusspaceallottedfortrailers,completedthevillage,whichduringcapacityoperationaccommodated234families.Thesingleunitsweredisposedofin1952,andwithcompletionofMiamiManor1958,Vetvillebecameadesertedvillage,soontobedisposedofinspectacularblazes.

WadeMacMillanHospital

OccupiedDecember5,1923andcompletedJanuary1924.Additionsandalterationsweremadein1939,andanewwingwascompletedin1961.OriginallyknownasUniversityHospital,butrenamedWadeMacMillanHospitalin1948‐49inhonorofthefirstmedicaldirectoroftheUniversity.Priorto1923theUniversityhospitalhadbeenlocatedinpartofBishopHall(q.v.).

WalkerHouse(Fenton)

TheoldJohnFentonHouse,locatedonthecornerofCollegeandCollins,waspurchasedbyOxfordCollegeforWomeninthesummerof1917,althoughnotconveyedtotheCollegeuntilSeptember,1919.Originallyreferredtoas“theAnnex”,itlaterbecameFentonHouse(1920),whichnameitretaineduntilitwasacquiredbyMiamiin1928asaresultofthemerger.ItwasthenrenamedWalkerHouseafterDr.FayeWalker,PresidentofOxfordCollege,1883‐1900,andwasusedasawomen’sresidencecottagethroughthe1957‐58schoolyear.In1958,orshortlythereafter,itwassoldbytheUniversity.

WarfieldHall

Completed1962.Housestheprincipalstaffofficesconcernedwithstudentaffairs,aswellastheOfficeofAlumniRelations.NamedafterMiami’sninth

president,EthelbertD.Warfield,1888‐1891;Miami’syoungestpresidentandlaterpresidentofLafayetteCollege.

WellsHall

Openedin1923.FormerlysiteofNewandSouthCottages.NamedafterWilliamB.WellsofSt.Louis,anativeofOxford,severalofwhoserelativesarebelievedtohaveattendedMiami.Hisbequestmadepossiblethepurchaseofthelandonwhichthenewdormitorywasbuilt,andthepurchaseofotherpropertiesaswell.

WestCottage See:BlanchardHouseWestHall See:AndersonHallWithrowCourt

Practicallycompletedin1931anddedicatedFebruary13,1932.NamedforJohnM.Withrow,studentatMiami1871‐1873andtrusteefrom1885‐1931;publicschoolprincipal,physician,professorofgynecology,memberofthefirstOhioStateBoardofEducation.HeworkedactivelytowardimprovingtheeducationalsystemofCincinnati.

Women’sAthleticAssociationFieldHouse

Until1939locatedonOakStreet,whenitwasmovedtomakeroomforHamiltonandRichardHall.ContinuedtobeusedatitsnewsiteonMapleAve.untilitwastorndownin1961.

Women’sRecreationAssociationLodge See:SchmidlappLodgeAddenda:

ThomasP.VanVoorhisretiredin1956asassociateprofessorofphysicaleducation,havingjoinedtheMiamifacultyin1922.

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